It may seem harmless, except for the additional cost of maintenance to taxpayers, but you know, every other group is going to demand their own crosswalks painted in their tribal colors. Brown and Black for the BLM racists. White, orange, and green for the Mexican colonists. Pink for Susan Koman Breast Cancer Scammers.

The left is obsessed with symbolism. And they demand that everyone else pay tribute.

I was under the impression that the flag was already rainbow to be inclusive. Silly me. But doesn’t the ordering of the colors imply that blackness takes precedent over gayness?

I find it amusing how quickly the Leftist outlets have started distributing the marching orders. And not in a “We know we’re all used to the old pride flag, but here’s why the new one is better/we’re using it” way, but a “If you don’t love the new pride flag, you’re a neo-Nazi” way. Or here’s a crazy idea: why does the old pride flag have to be replaced? Why exactly has its continued use been rendered obsolete or politically incorrect? Every subset of the GLBT community has their own pride flag. Why not do the same for black GLBT? Why does a flag that specifically draws attention to the condition of being black now the norm?

@ Throbert McGee: Yes, it’s always been my understanding that the “bear flag” was kind of also the GLBT racial acceptance flag. But then, my (limited) exposure to the bear community is that they are more laid-back than the more “typical” gay community.

KCRob (#7). Thank you. I was trying to remember the name for that, but couldn’t remember. I think the last time I had to read that code for other than to see if I still could (no), I was assembling a Heathkit kit.

But then, my (limited) exposure to the bear community is that they are more laid-back than the more “typical” gay community.

You need more exposure. While that is true on a basic level, I’ve seen just as much bitchiness and shallowness and attitude from the bear community as I have the S&M crowd (that would be the ‘stand and model’ community). In larger settings where both are present, I tend to avoid interaction with either (particularly since I fit into neither).

Isn’t “black” the absence of color?

No, black is the presence of ALL colors. Take the current colors of the rainbow flag represented as paint and mix them altogether. What will result will be closer to black. White is actually the absence of color, which is why in many Eastern cultures, it is the color of mourning, as it represents the absence of color and thus the absence of the person which colored the lives of those around the decedent.

But RSG, in light white is the combination of all colors. A rainbow is what you get when you separate the colors. And Democrats have been trying to separate the colors since the beginning of the Democratic Party.

“On a related note, the rainbow flag (‘Old Gloria’) has been deemed racist, and is now being replaced, officially (and with the blessing of the Democrat Party) by a new ‘Crayola Box’ flag that includes black and brown. Because obviously, the old flag was only for white gay people. So, all of you old queens who’ve been waving this symbol of White Supremacy around for so many years should immediately report to your local Democrat Commissarr to denounce yourselves.”

@14, Rsg, I’ve had enough exposure to know who and what they truly are. The shallowness and bitchiness is even worse at bear events, Ptown bear week, and at bars. I’m attracted the bears but not the bear community.

Note that when light is suffiently dim, cone cells stop working and you can’t see color (this happens when you look at stars or moonlit landscapes).

In photography, cameras operate like the cone cells in eyes, with red, green, and blue color sensors, and sometimes with additional sensors to record more subtle color variations. Color displays (TVs, computer and smartphone phone screens) operate in reverse, emitting red, green, and blue to get white, no colors for black.

In photographic printing and art on paper, you can combine cyan, magenta, and yellow to get black, though the result is generally a bit muddy, so usually printers and artists just use actual black ink rather than relying on color mixing.